The USA today played France in soccer.  What hope do we have in upsetting the host nation, which is favored to win the gold in this event?  Low.  However...  Incidentally, Morocco already upset Argentina, #2 to get the Gold, 2-1. And by the way,  another team USA played two games today, in Men's Rugby 7's .  Huh?  Yes, you never heard of that, and America is sort of deficient.  However, first, they tied FRANCE. 12-12, which is the second favorite team to win the gold medal.  Alas, we got trounced by #4 Fiji, 33-5.  That's a country?  Sure, stopped by myself for a visit there last year.  Rugby is the national sport of this nation, which also today beat Uruguay 40-12.  Because of that tie, we do have hope to make the quarterfinals, and  have a 21% chance of winning one of the three medals .  Argentina is favored to win the Gold. According to this source, the  USA will win the most gold medals . Bet type: Team to win the most gold medals at Paris 2024. Team:   USA . American/m

Donald Trump has many times said that he is a stable genius.  He's never mouthed a number, but likes to say that his IQ is the highest.   Stephen Colbert begs to differ . There has been one report that his IQ was 156, but  this article  both says it and contests it.  If this were true, he would have been the second smartest U.S. president in history.   This list  was made in 2015. The day after Joe Biden decided to end his run for president,  Donald Trump called Biden the WORST PRESIDENT in American history .  Wrong!   Earlier this year, presidential historians announced their newest survey : FULL LIST OF OVERALL PRESIDENTIAL GREATNESS RATINGS AND RANKINGS Lincoln - 93.87% FD Roosevelt - 90.83% Washington - 90.32% T Roosevelt - 78.58% Jefferson - 77.53% Truman - 75.34% Obama - 73.8% Eisenhower - 73.73% LB Johnson - 72.86% Kennedy - 68.37% Madison - 67.16% Clinton - 66.42% J Adams - 62.66% Biden - 62.66% Wilson - 61.8% Reagan - 61.62% Grant - 60.93% Monroe - 60.15% GHW Bush - 58.54%

  Yesterday I said that Democrats needed a miracle to stop Donald Trump.   Most miracles are quick, like Jesus walking on water.  This sudden and crucial turn of event for Democrats triggered by President Joe Biden deciding to drop out of the campaign, endorsing Kamala Harris, was key, but not the miracle. This delivered prayer for Democrats is unfolding. The  universal support for Harris, with potential competitors quickly pledging to be at her side, plus strong sense of relief from freedom-inclined world leaders, has energized the Democratic Party, totaling changing the chemistry of the 2024 presidential election.   That margin of difference--the 5 to 10 percent of potential voters who can still be swayed--has definitely switched from the high that Donald Trump has enjoyed for a couple of weeks, back to Democrats. The youth/age vote has totally reversed.  Now, Donald Trump is the old and decrepit candidate. Adding his confirmed status as felon and incessant lying, the savior status n